Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM)

Policy Review Module Engineer's Manual

Developed for
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Safety Research and Development
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101

Developed by
ITT Corporation, Systems Division
P.O. Box 15012
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-5012

Contract No.

Developer Release
Version 4.00

Dec 17, 2007



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Table of Contents

1.  Introduction
1.1  Overview of IHSDM
1.2  Overview of Policy Review Module
1.3  Purpose of This Manual
2.  Input Data Requirements
3.  Summary of PRM Checks
4.  Cross Section Checks
4.1  Through Traveled Way Width
4.2  Auxiliary Lane Width
4.3  Shoulder Width
4.4  Shoulder Type
4.5  Normal Cross Slope
4.6  Normal Shoulder Slope
4.7  Cross Slope Rollover on Curves
4.8  Clear Zone and Roadside Slope (not available in the current release of IHSDM)
4.9  Normal Ditch Design (not available in the current release of IHSDM)
4.10  Bridge Width
5.  Horizontal Alignment Checks
5.1  Radius of Curve
5.2  Superelevation
5.3  Superelevation Transition (not available in the current release of IHSDM)
5.4  Length of Horizontal Curve
5.5  Compound Curve Ratio
6.  Vertical Alignment Checks
6.1  Vertical Tangent Grade
6.2  Vertical Curvature
7.  Sight Distance Checks
7.1  Stopping Sight Distance
7.2  Passing Sight Distance
7.3  Decision Sight Distance

List of Tables

1.  Summary of Input Data Requirements for Cross Section Checks
2.  Summary of Comment Values for Through Traveled Way Width Check
3.  Summary of Comment Statements for Auxiliary Lane Width Check
4.  Summary of Comment Statements for Shoulder Width Check
5.  Summary of Comment Statements for Shoulder Type Check
6.  Summary of Comment Statements for Normal Cross Slope Check
7.  Summary of Comment Statements for Normal Shoulder Slope Check
8.  Summary of Comment Statements for Cross Slope Rollover Check
9.  Summary of Comment Statements for Clear Zone Check
10.  Summary of Comment Statements for Roadside Slope Check
11.  Summary of Comment Statements for Normal Ditch Design Check
12.  Summary of Comment Statements for Bridge Width Check
13.  Summary of Input Data Requirements for Horizontal Alignment Checks
14.  Summary of Comment Statements for Radius of Curve Check
15.  Summary of Comment Statements for Maximum Superelevation Check
16.  Summary of Comment Statements for Superelevation Check
17.  Summary of Comment Statements for emax Bounds Check
18.  Summary of Comment Statements for Superelevation Transition Check
19.  Recommended minimum length of curve referenced in policy for arterials
20.  Recommended minimum length of curve with small deflection angles
21.  Summary of Comment Statements for Superelevation Transition Check
22.  Summary of Comment Statements for Compound Curve Ratio Check
23.  Summary of Input Data for Vertical Alignment Checks
24.  Summary of Comment Statements for Tangent Grade Check
25.  Summary of Comment Statements for Vertical Curve K Value Check
26.  Summary of Input Data for Sight Distance Checks
27.  Summary of Comment Statements for Stopping Sight Distance Check
28.  Summary of Comment Statements for Passing Sight Distance Check
29.  Summary of Comment Statements for Decision Sight Distance Check